The USD/KRW exchange rate rose to 1,380.9100 on July 14, 2025, up 0.13% from the previous session. Over the past month, the South Korean Won has weakened 1.58%, but it's up by 0.16% over the last 12 months. South Korean Won - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Taiwan Dollars to U.S. Dollar Spot Exchange Rate (AEXTAUS) from 1983 to 2024 about Taiwan, exchange rate, currency, rate, and USA.

The tsunami generated by a magnitude 7.9 (Mw) earthquake destroyed 700 boats and 59 houses for a total of $800 million in property damage in Japan (1983 dollars). One hundred and four people drowned in Japan and three drowned in Korea.

Graph and download economic data for Taiwan Dollars to U.S. Dollar Spot Exchange Rate (EXTAUS) from Oct 1983 to Jun 2025 about Taiwan, exchange rate, currency, rate, and USA.

United States Spot Exchange Rate: Hong Kong Dollar to US Dollar data was reported at 7.838 HKD/USD in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.836 HKD/USD for Sep 2018. United States Spot Exchange Rate: Hong Kong Dollar to US Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 7.765 HKD/USD from Jan 1981 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 454 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.095 HKD/USD in Oct 1983 and a record low of 5.183 HKD/USD in Jan 1981. United States Spot Exchange Rate: Hong Kong Dollar to US Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.M015: Spot Exchange Rate.

The Volcker Shock was a period of historically high interest rates precipitated by Federal Reserve Chairperson Paul Volcker's decision to raise the central bank's key interest rate, the Fed funds effective rate, during the first three years of his term. Volcker was appointed chairperson of the Fed in August 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, as replacement for William Miller, who Carter had made his treasury secretary. Volcker was one of the most hawkish (supportive of tighter monetary policy to stem inflation) members of the Federal Reserve's committee, and quickly set about changing the course of monetary policy in the U.S. in order to quell inflation. The Volcker Shock is remembered for bringing an end to over a decade of high inflation in the United States, prompting a deep recession and high unemployment, and for spurring on debt defaults among developing countries in Latin America who had borrowed in U.S. dollars.

Monetary tightening and the recessions of the early '80s

Beginning in October 1979, Volcker's Fed tightened monetary policy by raising interest rates. This decision had the effect of depressing demand and slowing down the U.S. economy, as credit became more expensive for households and businesses. The Fed funds rate, the key overnight rate at which banks lend their excess reserves to each other, rose as high as 17.6 percent in early 1980. The rate was allowed to fall back below 10 percent following this first peak, however, due to worries that inflation was not falling fast enough, a second cycle of monetary tightening was embarked upon starting in August of 1980. The rate would reach its all-time peak in June of 1981, at 19.1 percent. The second recession sparked by these hikes was far deeper than the 1980 recession, with unemployment peaking at 10.8 percent in December 1980, the highest level since The Great Depression. This recession would drive inflation to a low point during Volcker's terms of 2.5 percent in August 1983.

The legacy of the Volcker Shock

By the end of Volcker's terms as Fed Chair, inflation was at a manageable rate of around four percent, while unemployment had fallen under six percent, as the economy grew and business confidence returned. While supporters of Volcker's actions point to these numbers as proof of the efficacy of his actions, critics have claimed that there were less harmful ways that inflation could have been brought under control. The recessions of the early 1980s are cited as accelerating deindustrialization in the U.S., as manufacturing jobs lost in 'rust belt' states such as Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania never returned during the years of recovery. The Volcker Shock was also a driving factor behind the Latin American debt crises of the 1980s, as governments in the region defaulted on debts which they had incurred in U.S. dollars. Debates about the validity of using interest rate hikes to get inflation under control have recently re-emerged due to the inflationary pressures facing the U.S. following the Coronavirus pandemic and the Federal Reserve's subsequent decision to embark on a course of monetary tightening.

Key information about Vietnam Exchange Rate against USD

• Vietnam Exchange Rate against USD averaged 23,725.880 (USD/VND) in Jun 2023, compared with 23,661.840 USD/VND in the previous month.
• Vietnam Exchange Rate against USD data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1983 to Jun 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 23,725.880 in Jun 2023 and a record low of 0.976 in May 1983.

CEIC calculates monthly average Exchange Rate against USD from daily average Exchange Rate. State Bank of Vietnam provides average Exchange Rate against USD. Exchange Rate against USD prior to August 2004 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Key information about Vietnam Exchange Rate against USD

• In the latest reports, Vietnam Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: VNIBOR: 3 Months was reported at 6.470 % pa in May 2023.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Discount Rate) was set at 3.000 % pa in Jun 2023.

This data collection, which focuses on military spending and arms transfers, supplies information on 145 developed and developing countries of the world. The first file contains background data for each country, including items such as region, sub-region, alliances (OPEC, NATO, and Warsaw Pact), and OECD and World Bank membership. The second file tabulates annual military expenditures, GNP, central government expenditures, arms imports and exports, and total imports and exports in current and constant dollars for each country from 1973 to 1983. Additional variables detail total population, number of armed forces personnel, number of armed forces personnel per 1000 people, GNP in constant dollars per capita, and military expenditures in constant dollars per capita. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)

Please Note: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR at https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08532.v1. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.

Forex: Month Average: Malaysian Ringgit to Singapore Dollar data was reported at 3.015 MYR/SGD in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.021 MYR/SGD for Sep 2018. Forex: Month Average: Malaysian Ringgit to Singapore Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 2.190 MYR/SGD from Jan 1983 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 430 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.158 MYR/SGD in Mar 2017 and a record low of 1.087 MYR/SGD in Aug 1984. Forex: Month Average: Malaysian Ringgit to Singapore Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank Negara Malaysia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.M005: Foreign Exchange Rates.

Exchange Rate: RBA: Chinese Renminbi to Australian Dollar data was reported at 4.661 AUD/RMB in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.555 AUD/RMB for Mar 2025. Exchange Rate: RBA: Chinese Renminbi to Australian Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 4.907 AUD/RMB from Nov 1983 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 498 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.075 AUD/RMB in Apr 2011 and a record low of 1.787 AUD/RMB in Dec 1983. Exchange Rate: RBA: Chinese Renminbi to Australian Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.M009: Exchange Rate.

Key information about Kenya Exchange Rate against USD

• Kenya Exchange Rate against USD averaged 137.240 (USD/KES) in May 2023, compared with 134.395 USD/KES in the previous month.
• Kenya Exchange Rate against USD data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to May 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 137.240 in May 2023 and a record low of 6.900 in Dec 1973.

CEIC extends history for monthly average Exchange Rate against USD. Central Bank of Kenya provides average Exchange Rate against USD. Exchange Rate against USD prior to January 2000 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Key information about Kenya Exchange Rate against USD

• In the latest reports, Kenya Short Term Interest Rate: Monthly Average: Treasury Bills Rate: 91 Days was reported at 9.760 % pa in Mar 2023.
• Its Long Term Interest Rate (Treasury Bonds Rate: 10 Years) was reported at 13.490 % pa in May 2022.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Central Bank Rediscount Rate) was set at 9.500 % pa in May 2023.

The statistic depicts the annual value of NFL television broadcasting rights from 1983 to 2033. In 2021, the National Football League announced a new rights agreement for the upcoming years 2022 to 2033 which would generated media revenues of more than ** billion U.S. dollars each season.

Interactive historical chart showing the daily Australian Dollar - U.S. Dollar (AUDUSD) exchange rate back to 1991.

In 2022, one U.S. dollar could buy 19.16 Egyptian pounds. The official exchange rate generally increased in the observed period, with the Egyptian currency losing value gradually. Between 2016 and 2017, the currency faced a severe devaluation settling at 17.78 Egyptian pounds per dollar.

United States Spot Exchange Rate: Taiwan Dollar to US Dollar data was reported at 30.882 NTD/USD in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 30.725 NTD/USD for Sep 2018. United States Spot Exchange Rate: Taiwan Dollar to US Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 31.106 NTD/USD from Oct 1983 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 421 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.501 NTD/USD in Aug 1985 and a record low of 24.770 NTD/USD in Jun 1992. United States Spot Exchange Rate: Taiwan Dollar to US Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.M015: Spot Exchange Rate.

Forex: Monthly Avg: Singapore Dollars to Hong Kong Dollar data was reported at 17.565 SGD/100 HKD in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.595 SGD/100 HKD for Oct 2018. Forex: Monthly Avg: Singapore Dollars to Hong Kong Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 20.900 SGD/100 HKD from Mar 1983 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 429 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.350 SGD/100 HKD in Mar 1983 and a record low of 0.260 SGD/100 HKD in Dec 1987. Forex: Monthly Avg: Singapore Dollars to Hong Kong Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Monetary Authority of Singapore. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.M006: Foreign Exchange Rate.

Forex: Month End: Malaysian Ringgit to Hong Kong Dollar data was reported at 0.535 MYR/HKD in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.533 MYR/HKD for Oct 2018. Forex: Month End: Malaysian Ringgit to Hong Kong Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 0.410 MYR/HKD from Jan 1983 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 431 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.587 MYR/HKD in Jan 1998 and a record low of 0.290 MYR/HKD in Sep 1983. Forex: Month End: Malaysian Ringgit to Hong Kong Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank Negara Malaysia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.M005: Foreign Exchange Rates.

South Africa Foreign Exchange Rate: Avg: Taiwanese Dollar data was reported at 0.469 ZAR/NTD in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.481 ZAR/NTD for Sep 2018. South Africa Foreign Exchange Rate: Avg: Taiwanese Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 0.192 ZAR/NTD from Jan 1983 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 430 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.490 ZAR/NTD in Jan 2016 and a record low of 0.027 ZAR/NTD in Jan 1983. South Africa Foreign Exchange Rate: Avg: Taiwanese Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by South African Reserve Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.M013: Foreign Exchange Rate.

Key information about Lebanon Exchange Rate against USD

• Lebanon Exchange Rate against USD averaged 15,000.000 (USD/LBP) in Apr 2023, compared with 15,000.000 USD/LBP in the previous month.
• Lebanon Exchange Rate against USD data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to Apr 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 15,000.000 in Apr 2023 and a record low of 2.220 in Jun 1975.

CEIC extends history for monthly average Exchange Rate against USD. Banque du Liban provides average Exchange Rate against USD. Exchange Rate against USD prior to January 1964 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Key information about Lebanon Exchange Rate against USD

• In the latest reports, Lebanon Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Interbank Rate: Weighted Average was reported at 20.000 % pa in Jan 2023.
• Its Long Term Interest Rate (Treasury Bills: Coupon Rate: 5 Years) was reported at 6.000 % pa in Jan 2023.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Lebanon: Repo Rate) was set at 10.000 % pa in Jan 2023.